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DLA Piper GDPR and Data Breach Survey 2024

2023 was a record year for GDPR enforcement with aggregate fines increasing by more than 14% to EUR 1.78bn and a new record fine of EUR 1.2bn levied against Meta

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AI governance posing biggest challenge to AI deployment reveals law firm DLA Piper in research …

Global law firm DLA Piper today publishes its in-depth report "AI Governance: Balancing Policy, Compliance, and Commercial Value".

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Launch of coordinated enforcement action on the right of acc…

On 28 February, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) launched its Coor…

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DORA: first set of final level 2 rules for ICT and third-par…

The ESAs have published the first set of final draft technical standards un…

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Each day we publish several articles written by legal and tax specialists from law firms, notaries offices, the legal departments from payroll agencies and tax consultants.

It is the perfect way for lawyers at the Bar, in-house counsel, barristers, solicitors, notaries, bailiffs, paralegals and any other legal professional with an interest in Luxembourg and European law to keep informed of new legislative initiatives, case law, legal doctrine and all other legal developments on the Belgian legal scene!

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GDPR Series Part 6: Legal Grounds for Processing

The GDPR does not change the legal grounds for processing. However, certain interpretations and practices are now expressly included in the GDPR, as f…

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GDPR N°2 - New Data Protection Obligations

Following the adoption of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 27 April 2016, most organisations began to re-examine their internal…

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The CJEU imposes strict conditions on the use of an integrated mailbox in a client-dedicated web space for e-b…

In its judgment of 25 January 2017 in a case (C- 375/15) opposing BAWAG, an Austrian bank and VKI, an Austrian consumer organisation, the Court of Jus…

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ESA Joint Discussion Paper on Use of Big Data by Financial Institutions

On December 19th 2016, the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (consisting of the European Securities and Markets Authority, the E…

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What Happened In 2016 / What To Expect In 2017?

2016 was a year full of developments in the IP, IT and Media fields. The beginning of this New Year gives us the opportunity to look back at the key l…

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GDPR - Security of personal data and what to do in the event of a data breach

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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The Right to Data Portability (Including Article 29 Working Party Guidelines) How realistic are the Article 2…

This series provides more detailed insight into the General Data Protection Regulation, which was published on 4 May 2016 and must be complied wi…

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New Data Protection Obligations

Following the adoption of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 27 April 2016, most organisations began the process of re-examining …

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Technologies financières: protégez vos innovations !

Les technologies financières sont des actifs intellectuels qui doivent être protégés contre les concurrents. Cette protection, qui se concrétise par l…

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How can I protect the know-how and the business secrets of my start-up?

The new EU Directive on the Protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisit…

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Outsourcing contracts under the General Data Protection Regulation: more revolution than evolution

The General Data Protection Regulation, which will replace the current Directive 95/46/EC as from 25 May 2018, will profoundly modify the contractual …

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Personal Data: What can you expect?

Following the recent adoption of the EU data protection reform, companies handling personal data will need to focus on their privacy policies and inte…

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GDPR – Processing of sensitive personal data

This update aims to provide you with a practical overview of the most relevant changes resulting from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a…

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Dynamic IP Addresses Deemed Personal Data

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") ruled that dynamic IP addresses constitute personal data within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Dir…

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Can you resell your software back-up copy? CJEU provides further guidance after Oracle/UsedSoft

On 12 October 2016 the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered another decision regarding the sale of used software within the EU/EEA…

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The employer’s right to access employees’ e-mails on their professional mailboxes is not absolute

In a recently published decision of 28 April 2015, the Court of Appeal addressed the issue of the employer’s right to access employee’s e-mails when s…

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European Data Protection Reform : Key points

After 4 years of negotiations, the final “Data Protection Package”, which sets out new European rules on privacy in the digital age, was formally adop…

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Luxembourg anticipates the GDPR - Abolition of authorisation for several critical data processing activities …

On 31 August 2016 a law proposal was submitted to the Luxembourg Parliament in order to abolish several authorisation regimes that are currently fores…

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GDPR Series: Part 2 - The GDPR's main players

Can the GDPR's Main Players still fulfil their Roles Effectively in an Era Characterised by Developments such as the Blockchain and the Internet of Th…

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EU new Directive on the protection of trade secrets

Launched in 2013 by the European Commission and after two years of debate and revision and with the participation of the Commission’s as a facilitator…

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